POLITICO's John Bresnahan, Manu Raju and Jake Sherman peel back the curtain: "Congressional Democrats who publicly proclaimed that super PACs are the scourge of modern politics are now going all out to chase the big money that's fueling the 2012 campaign. With little fanfare, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) and his top lieutenants are crisscrossing the country from the Southwest to the Big Apple, meeting with billionaires, high-level business executives and union leaders in a mad scramble to raise money for Majority PAC ? and perhaps save their slim Senate majority. Their efforts are already paying dividends. Earlier this spring, Reid and Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) made a quick trip to New York, where they made a pitch to billionaire hedge fund manager James Simons, who quickly turned around and cut a check on March 29 to Majority PAC for $1 million, according to campaign finance reports. That's on top of the $500,000 Simons donated to Majority PAC last year, making him the biggest donor to the group so far. ? --

"Congress is producing little this election year that will become law, yet both parties are churning out bills designed to make the other side look bad," the AP notes.

President Obama is asking Democrats and Republicans to act on his "to-do list" for Congress, a five-point plan he says would create jobs and help restore middle-class security.

HERE'S WHAT TO DO -- "With a polarized Congress already on the defensive, President Obama on Tuesday will outline a five-point "to do" list for lawmakers that packages job creation and mortgage relief ideas he has proposed before, administration officials say," Jackie Calmes reports for the New York Times. --

Nearly two decades after enduring a tragic family loss, Rep. Kristi Noem (R-S.D.) is a college graduate.